Medical Coding and Billing

An introduction to Medical Coding and Billing, technology and the medical professional, and learning about documentation, confidentiality, and ethics. Prerequisite: Must be admitted into the Medical Coding and Billing Program.

Designed for students to master medical terminology and learn the history of coding and billing. Prerequisite: Must be admitted into the Medical Coding and Billing Program.

Designed as an introduction to pharmacology, anatomy, pathophysiology and disease processes. Prerequisite: Must be admitted into the Medical Coding and Billing Program.

Designed as an introduction to healthcare structure. Provides an overview of detailed information of each report in the outpatient medical record, and will also present the composition of each of the report types and how they relate to medical coding and billing. Prerequisite: Must be admitted into the Medical Coding and Billing Program.

Introduction to Basic Diagnosis Coding. Learn to navigate the code book and find official addition coding conventions and general coding guidelines. Prerequisite: Must have completed MCOD 110 and MCOD 120 and MCOD 130 and MCOD 140.

Explores healthcare reimbursement and provides detailed information about the various types of payment systems used to reimburse outpatient services. Introduction to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codebook. Prerequisite: Must have completed MCOD 110 and MCOD 120 and MCOD 130 and MCOD 140.

Skill building for outpatient coding of actual outpatient medical records. Prerequisite: Must have completed MCOD 110 and MCOD 120 and MCOD 130 and MCOD 140.